Skip to content

Opinion

Minimum wage laws an ineffective anti-poverty strategy

Minimum wage laws an ineffective anti-poverty strategy

Minimum wages are increasing steadily right across Canada. Nova Scotia, for example, recently boosted its hourly wage floor to $10.40. In June, Ontario's will increase to $11 per hour. Since 2008, Manitoba's minimum wage has increased 30 per cent.
The Globe and Mail's environmental bias is showing

The Globe and Mail's environmental bias is showing

CALGARY, AB/ Troy Media/ - The Globe and Mail recently ran an article about Friends of Science's latest press release featuring an image of our new billboard which stated that "Global warming stopped naturally 16+ years ago.
Want a middle class? Imitate Saskatchewan and Alberta

Want a middle class? Imitate Saskatchewan and Alberta

There has been much hand wringing over the claimed disappearance of the middle class.
Your problem may prove to be no difficulty to others

Your problem may prove to be no difficulty to others

Last week Ed, my neighbour next door, had a good laugh at my problem. I had laryngitis and my voice was no higher than a whisper. My neighbor was certain that it was no problem to others if they couldn't hear me.
Raising a family

Raising a family

It's always an appropriate time to reflect on family - and the considerable financial expenditure it takes to support your children's well-being.
Why we need to rethink the nursing home model

Why we need to rethink the nursing home model

How many nursing beds are needed in Canada to care for frail, elderly people with high care needs? That's a question that policy makers across the country are grappling with, given the aging population and especially the rapidly growing number of ver
Alternative controls in the garden

Alternative controls in the garden

Many thanks to Joanne Messer from Tisdale for calling me up and asking for some alternative methods for troubles she is having with her roses as that conversation enticed me to write this column.
It's not just a game

It's not just a game

Even though I never played football in high school, I'll never forget the year-end high school football party in my Grade 12 year.
Taxes squeezing household budgets

Taxes squeezing household budgets

Like other Canadians, you work hard for your money. Faced with essential expenses such as food, clothing, and shelter, your household budget may feel squeezed.
Pave paradise and put up a parking lot

Pave paradise and put up a parking lot

I hate parking in Regina. It makes my blood boil. For a guy with a heart condition, who occasionally has to go to Regina to deal with said heart condition, let's just say it's not good for my ticker.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks